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During the Christmas season, Piacenza celebrates the 400th anniversary of the famous Farnese equestrian monuments with an exhibition hosted at Palabanca Eventi.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is an important cultural event dedicated to Francesco Mochi, a leading figure in early Italian Baroque and creator of the iconic equestrian statues of Ranuccio I and Alessandro Farnese, symbols of Piazza dei Cavalli.<\/p>\n

Piacenza e i suoi cavalli (Piacenza and its horses. Francesco Mochi and equestrian genius 1625\u20132025)<\/h3>\n

When<\/strong>: From 13 December 2025 to 18 January 2026
\nWhere<\/strong>: Palabanca Eventi, Via Mazzini 14 \u2013 Piacenza
\nOpening hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday to Friday: 4pm to 7pm
\nSaturday and Sunday: 10am to 1pm and 4pm to 7pm<\/p>\n

Special openings<\/strong><\/p>\n

26 December
\n5 January
\n6 January (from 10 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm)<\/p>\n

Closures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every Monday
\n25 December<\/p>\n

An exhibition journey through art and history<\/h3>\n

The exhibition offers different ways of enjoying it and is curated by Antonio Iommelli, director of the Civic Museums of Piacenza, in collaboration with NEO \u2013 Narrative Environments Operas in Milan.<\/p>\n

The exhibition traces the genesis of the two equestrian sculptures, the historical and artistic context of their creation and the reasons that led to the choice of Francesco Mochi as their creator.
\nThe celebration is part of the 400th anniversary of the inauguration of the monuments in 1625, highlighting their symbolic and artistic value in the panorama of Italian Baroque art.<\/p>\n

Francesco Mochi: master of equestrian Baroque<\/h3>\n

Francesco Mochi (1580\u20131654) is considered one of the greatest exponents of early Italian Baroque. Trained in Florence by Santi di Tito and Camillo Mariani, he drew inspiration from the great Renaissance masters such as Donatello, Michelangelo and Giambologna.<\/p>\n

His first masterpiece, the Annunciation in Orvieto Cathedral (1603\u20131608), marked the beginning of a highly successful career.
\nIn 1612, he moved to Piacenza, where he created the famous equestrian monuments of Ranuccio I and Alessandro Farnese, now among the most iconic works of European monumental sculpture.<\/p>\n

Returning to Rome in 1629, Mochi completed important commissions such as Saint Martha for the Barberini Chapel in Sant’Andrea della Valle, The Baptism of Christ (1634), now in Palazzo Braschi, and the monumental Saint Veronica (1640) for Saint Peter’s in the Vatican, considered the masterpiece of his artistic maturity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":26474,"template":"","territorio":[939],"categorie_eventi":[918],"class_list":["post-57688","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","territorio-piacenza-en","categorie_eventi-exhibitions"],"acf":{"invia_ad_ert":[],"visit_emilia":[]},"yoast_head":"\nPiacenza e i suoi cavalli - exhibition - Visit Piacenza<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From 13 December to 18 January 2026, an exhibition celebrating the equestrian sculptures of Piazza Cavalli in Piacenza will be held at Palabanca Eventi.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/visitpiacenza.it\/en\/events\/piacenza-e-i-suoi-cavalli-exhibition\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Piacenza e i suoi cavalli - 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